#a490a4

Color #a490a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a490a4

RGB

rgb(164, 144, 164)

HSL

hsl(300, 9.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 12.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.1, 11.14, -7.77)

LCH

lch(62.1, 13.58, 325.1)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.037, 326.01)

HWB

hwb(300, 56.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a490

Analogous

#9a90a4

#a490a4

#a4909a

Triadic

#a490a4

#a4a490

#90a4a4

Split-complementary

#a490a4

#9aa490

#90a49a

Tetradic

#a490a4

#a49090

#90a490

#90a4a4

Square

#a490a4

#a49a90

#90a490

#909aa4

Shades

Color #a490a4 mixed toward black.

#8d748d

#715d71

#554555

#382e38

#1c171c

Tints

Color #a490a4 mixed toward white.

#b3a3b3

#c2b5c2

#d2c8d2

#e1dae1

#f0edf0

Tones

Color #a490a4 mixed toward gray.

#a292a2

#a193a1

#9f959f

#9d979d

#9c989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9f · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9d9e9e · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#a39c9b · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a490a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a490a4]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a490a4 (#a490a4) is rgb(164, 144, 164) in RGB.

No, #a490a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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